Look, I’m most assuredly not going to convince some folks otherwise, but a paid archive of old Usenet posts is a good thing. You’re not paying for the actual posts. You are paying for someone to take the time to maintain the archive, ensure the search works, and manage any legal requests that come in.
Companies like Google have taught us that we should expect stuff like this for free. But as soon as they get bored, they neglect it. If you pay someone, it’s less likely they’ll neglect it.
Ernie Smith
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